Device having post-meal test-time alarm

Abstract

A method for using a meter and a meter (10) adapted to determine an analyte concentration reading, the meter comprising a display (12) adapted to display information to a user of the meter, the display including information directed to a post-meal test-time alarm (22″) that is adapted to remind the user to obtain a post-meal analyte concentration reading, and at least one user input mechanism (15) adapted to allow the user to activate the post-meal test-time alarm.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for displaying information to a user, the method comprising:
 providing a device including a display and a memory device; 
 displaying the analyte concentration reading on the display; 
 displaying an icon representing a pre-meal marker on the display; 
 in response to a selection of the icon representing a pre-meal marker being received by the device to mark that the analyte concentration displayed on the display is a pre-meal analyte concentration, displaying an icon representing a post-meal test-time alarm on the display; and 
 in response to a selection of the icon representing a post-meal test-time alarm, automatically activating the post-meal test-time alarm after a predetermined amount of time to remind the user to obtain a post-meal analyte concentration reading, the predetermined amount of time being predetermined by the device. 
 
     
     
       2. The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising storing the post-meal analyte concentration reading in the memory device. 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the analyte is glucose. 
     
     
       4. The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined amount of time is about 1½ to about 2½ hours from the selection of the icon representing a pre-meal marker. 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 4 , wherein the activating of the post-meal test-time alarm occurs about two hours after a meal. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the icon representing a pre-meal marker is a food icon. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6 , wherein the food icon is an apple. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the icon representing a post-meal test-time alarm is a clock icon. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving, via a user input mechanism, a selection of the icon representing a pre-meal marker to mark the analyte concentration as a pre-meal analyte concentration. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the device is a meter. 
     
     
       11. A method for displaying information to a user, the method comprising:
 providing a device including a display and a memory device; 
 displaying the analyte concentration reading on the display; 
 displaying an icon representing a pre-meal marker on the display; 
 identifying the analyte concentration as a pre-meal analyte concentration reading via selection of the icon representing a pre-meal marker; 
 in response to the identification of the pre-meal analyte concentration reading, displaying an icon representing a post-meal test-time alarm on the display; and 
 in response to a selection of the icon representing a post-meal test-time alarm, activating the post-meal test-time alarm after a predetermined amount of time set by the device to remind the user to obtain a post-meal analyte concentration reading. 
 
     
     
       12. The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising storing the pre-meal analyte concentration reading and the post-meal analyte concentration reading in the memory device. 
     
     
       13. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the analyte is glucose. 
     
     
       14. The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the predetermined amount of time is about 1½ to about 2½ hours from the selection of the pre-meal marker. 
     
     
       15. The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the activating the post-meal test-time alarm occurs about two hours after a meal. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the icon representing a pre-meal marker is a food icon. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 16 , wherein the food icon is an apple. 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the icon representing a post-meal test-time alarm is a clock icon. 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 11 , wherein the device is a meter.